Sony Ericsson announced the Sony Ericsson arc Android smartphone last week. The Xperia arc will have a 1GHz Qualcomm CPU, an impressive 8.1 megapixel camera with HD 720p video recording and image stabilizer, and plenty of connectivity including Bluetooth, WiFi, aGPS, HDMI and microUSB. The phone has a large though not huge 4.2" 854 x 480 display, a microSD card slot, a 1500mAh battery, and most pleasing news to Xperia users, it will ship with Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread!

Here are some videos showing off how thin the Xperia arc is. The videos include hands-on video showing the hardware and main UI and promo videos, all made by Sony Ericsson: